L89 Nova???????

[iluv69s]

So what about the glass hood option??? Anyone verify if that really existed?? Obviously Chevy made the glass and steel x-ram Camaro hoods...but the Chevelle?? This is the only time Ive heard of this?? Anyone???

[camarojoe]

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So what about the glass hood option??? Anyone verify if that really existed?? Obviously Chevy made the glass and steel x-ram Camaro hoods...but the Chevelle?? This is the only time Ive heard of this?? Anyone???

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Maybe I'm wrong, but I think that whole article was about 90% BS...hood story included.

[Late BrakeU2]

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Maybe I'm wrong, but I think that whole article was about 90% BS...hood story included.

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Don't think you are off base in the slightest. When a buff mag does a piece on a car built a quarter century earlier that perpetuates myth it is irresponsible journalisim. It might not mean much to the 90% of people reading the article for the pure fictional aspect,but to the 10% of core enthusiasts(that are members here) the passion is in seeking truth.

Obviously with no factory support it's been open season for forty years of grey,unfortuately the battle will never end. The "GM did strange things back then" all encompassing black hole that includes aluminum head cars,4spd LS5 monte carlos,nov built LS6 chevelles,etc has made it frustating love with these,and ripe for fraud.

No (real)docs,no dice JMO

[Bill Pritchard]

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Don't think you are off base in the slightest. When a buff mag does a piece on a car built a quarter century earlier that perpetuates myth it is irresponsible journalisim. It might not mean much to the 90% of people reading the article for the pure fictional aspect,but to the 10% of core enthusiasts(that are members here) the passion is in seeking truth.

Obviously with no factory support it's been open season for forty years of grey,unfortuately the battle will never end. The "GM did strange things back then" all encompassing black hole that includes aluminum head cars,4spd LS5 monte carlos,nov built LS6 chevelles,etc has made it frustating love with these,and ripe for fraud.

No (real)docs,no dice JMO


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What he said.

[kwhizz]

And......How do you tell "Real" doc's anymore....These "Holy Grail" cars that fall out of the sky with some Documentation that nobody get's to look at(Not that I would know real paperwork anyway)...... In my unsophisticated point of view......tracking, verifying and documenting the prior ownership would be another piece of the Puzzle to establishing credibility for the 1 of 1 cars that "Just" show up one day.....Just my $.02
If I had one of the Holy Grail cars I would going overboard to "Prove" the authenticity and Pedigree of the Vehicle rather than just say "Believe Me"......It's easy to put a L-89 car together..........

Ken

[iluv69s]

So this car in question is apparently atleast a real LS-6 conv...nothing to sneeze at...so where is it now?? Anyone know??? Is the build sheet available to see?? (Not that I would know a real build sheet from a fake one)Has anyone actually seen it to 100% verify that its bogus?? I assume no other glass hoods have showed up on build sheets or in person?? I remember many years ago a local fellow that knew I was really into early Camaros showed up with a fiberglass cowl hood stating that it was on his car since the 60's and it was a real GM hood...I noticed the oblong cutout underneath and all..but I was sure it was an aftermerket hood, so I did not give him the 200 bucks he wanted for it... dduuhhhh!! At the time, I dont think anyone believed that the glass x-ram hoods existed???

BTW...if these one-off "Holy Grail" cars did not show up now and then, we would all be pretty bored, wouldn't we !!! hehehe

[Keith Tedford]

I think the Smithsonian Institute and others can identify paper and its age. Won't come cheap though but might buts a few myths. HEY!! We need the Mythbusters here. What's the story on 4 speed Monte Carlos. I saw a dark green '70-'72 402 4 speed around here many years ago. It looked original but who knows?